Is functional fitness performance a useful predictor of risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults?

Abstract Background Falls among older adults are a serious public health problem. Many studies indicate that positive functional fitness performance decreases the risk of falls. A limited amount of previous study has investigated the association between broad functional fitness and the fall risk. Th...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Hung Ho, I-Yao Fang, Yi-Chien Yu, Yi-Ping Huang, I-Ling Kuo, Li-Ting Wang, Ming-Chueh Tsai, Shao-Hsi Chang, Ming-Chun Hsueh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Archives of Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00608-1